The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-05
THE FAvoRITES.
Races In Which the Big Six VIII Take
Part.
TrIumphs OF Naval Architecture
TypIfIed In handsome Yachts.

NEW LONDON, Conn, July 4.-The yachts
Of the New York feet started for Newport
this morning, but unless there is an increase
of wind. none of the sailing craft will reach
there until late tonight, or in the early
morning. The first to pass out was the
Puritan, followed closely by the Atlantic.
Volunteer and Mayfower in the order
named. This state of the wind is great
disappointment to the yachtsmen and to the
owners Of the big sloops. as this would
furnish an opportunity to test the speed OF the
Volunteer
This cruise Of the New York Club Is Of
great interest, as among the fleet are the big
six, including the Mayflower and the Volun-
teer. and the coming races win give the first
opportunity of seeing Gen. Paine's new boat
in competition with the white-winged favor
ties of the last two years. The fleet num-
bers forty-eight yachts, and they present an
imposing and beautiful picture when an
chored together.
No less than six offers of cups have been
made to the New York Yacht Club, to be
competed for on the present cruise. A meet
ing was held yesterday to act on these offers.
First to be considered was the race for the
Goelet cups at Newport. That engagement
was imperative, and date had to be fixed
for the race. Next, the question what to do
about the mugs for which the citizens Of
Newport have collected $1,000 or more, had
to be answered. Then the offer Of cups
Vineyard demanded settlement. They have
rendered cups for two races. one over a
course thirty miles long for frst-class sloops
and the other for second-class sl0ops, over a
course seventeen miles long. The next mat
ter recurring attention was the proposition
nF Axaf IA hA Cfnn
yacht Corsair. made in letter to Commo-
dore Gerry, dated Aug. 1st. Mr.. Morgan
says; -,
the approaching cruise Of the New York
Yacht Club to Marblehead and to secure, IL
practicable, combined movement of the
feet to that port. wish to make to you Of
ficially the following proposition to be laid
before the nesting of the captains OF the
yachts at New London ON August 3. l am
Yachts belonging to the New. York Yacht
squadron on the race from Holiness Hole to
Marblehead Rock. One cup, value S1Co0,
for sch00ners; one cup, value $500, for sloops
over seventy-one feet on the water line; one
cup, value $500, for ssloops seventy-one feet
or less on the water line; yachts to start at
a one gun signal from an imaginary. line
drawn north from East Chop Light and the
time of finish to be taken at stake boat TO
be anchored on q line between Marblehead
Rock and the southern pes,ct Of Lowell Is
land; the yachts to be in cruising Trim
Then date had to be settled for the re-
gatta Of the Eastern Yacht Club off Marble
head, in which the New York Yacht Club
has agreed to participate. The prizes Of
fered aggregate in value $500. Following
the regatta comes the contest for the big
sloops for the $1,000 cup offered by the Bos-
ton Herald, and lastly it had to be decided
whether anything could be done to satisfy
the anxiety of Nova Scotia yachtsmen to
have some American sloops walk off with
their jubilee prizes.
The meeting Of the captains on the Elec-
Sd.n tra was held at 2 ?. m. yesterday. Commo-
tifully Illuminated with electric lights from
stem to stern. After business-like discus
sion, it was decided that the Goelet cup race
from Newport, should be sailed on Friday.
The cups by the Martha's Vineyard people,
were declined with thanks. On Saturday
spending Sunday there. On Monday the
yachts will race to Marblehead, for cups Of
Tered by Pierrepont Morgan. At Marble
head, the dates for the Eastern Yacht Club
regatta and the Boston Herald cup will be
fixed. These races disposed of, the fleet will
return to Newport to race for the citizens
cups and perhaps also for cups offered by the
citizens Of Providence The fleet will not
participate in the Halifax jubilee races, but
individual yachts will, of course, be free to
cutcI LOT tutil,
News has been received from Mr.. Bell,
the chief owner Of the Thistle. With Mrs
Bell, he will sail on the City of Rome, Aug
81 He expects that the Thistle will cross In
about % days. Accompanying Mr.. Bells
letter were several fine photographs of the
Thistle.
"How like the Volunteer How like the
American sloopr' were the exclamations of
most of those who saw them.
But precisely because of this resemblance
1t Is feared that she will be the more danger
Gus. The photographs show, too, that she
hes an enormous spread Of canvas, and her
build indicates that she is powerful enough
to carry it all.
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 4.-The sail of the
New York Yacht Club from New London,
was unsatisfactory. owing to the light breeze
tan second. The Volunteer beat the Puritan
about minutes. the Mayflower SO minutes,
and the Atlantic 10 minutes.